In the thick of the parenting years, we don’t often get a moment to say to our partners what we really feel. On Father’s Day and every day, we moms want dads to know these simple truths.
Father’s Day: to my husband
We will never forget the pure love on your face the moment your first child was born
We aren’t as confident as we appear
We don’t want to change you, we just want the best version of you
We wish there was more left to give you at the end of the day
Watching you do simple things with your children makes us whole
We can recall the exact moment we knew you were going to be a great father
When we see your traits in our children, we smile
We didn’t think it was going to be this hard either
We know being the perceived strong one is not an enviable position
We know the wisdom you share is as valuable as ours
We know that you are juggling just as much as we are
We love to watch you asleep and snuggling with your child
We think Mother’s Day creates a lot of pressure for everyone
We marvel at the way the entire house gets excited when you come home
We want our boys to emulate you
We want our girls to judge every male by the standard you set
We don’t always think you are wrong or that our way is always better
We appreciate our life even on the days we are too tired to speak
We know one day, down the road, it will be about the two of us again and we can’t wait
We thank you for embarking on this crazy journey with us, wherever it may lead
